Festivals
- A calendar of British holidays in the UK
Dates of all the major festivals, with useful links.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/[customs]
- Chinese New Year
Find out all about the history, the celebrations, the food and the ceremonies.
http://[chinese_new_year].html
- Christmas
The story of the Nativity with a nativity scene to make and download.
http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/nativity.htm
- Christmas customs
Find out about lots of customs from around the world, play games, download colourings and learn about the story of Christmas.
http://www.whychristmas.com
- DLTK's Chinese New Year Crafts
Colourings, recipes and things to make.
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/china/index.htm
- Earth Calendar
Celebrate every day! A calendar of holidays and celebrations around the world. You can search by date, religion or country.
http://www.earthcalendar.net/index.php
- Halloween Fun
Masses of ideas and downloads for maximum Halloween fun.
http://www.1halloween.net
- Harvest festivals
Origins of types of harvest festivals by countries. Includes thanksgiving recipes and games.
http://www.harvestfestivals.net
- Interfaith Calendar
Gives dates of festivals and sacred times for world religions. Includes Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism. Also links to websites for these religions.
http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/
- Poppy Day
Why we celebrate Remembrance Sunday and why poppies were chosen as the emblem of the British Legion.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A653924
- Religious Festivals
Simple,yet informative site that lists religious festivals and their dates plus what they mean to different faiths.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/index.shtml
- Religious Festivals of the World
Find out about Christmas, Diwali, Ramadan, Vaisakhi, Id ul Adha, Hajj, Yom Kippur, Raksha Bandhan, Rosh Hashana, Easter and Hanukkah.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/[cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1650000]
- Remembrance Day
Find out about how we commemorate Poppy Day every November
http://www.woodlands-junior[...]/Remembrance.html
- St George and the Dragon
The story of St George and the Dragon, patron saint of England and the true story behind the legend.
http://www.woodlands[....]-/customs/stgeorge3.html
- St George and the Dragon
A fun look at the painting of Saint George and the Dragon in the National Gallery of Art Washington D.C. Find out the real story of St George.
http://www.nga.gov/kids/rogier/rogier1.htm
Page last updated: 23 April 2012
